Surfing the net, I have found a funny 32, out of the Spanish Super Lopez comics. It connects Kanton with Masnou and by the looks of it, it seems to be a rather popular bus. Of course, it is an imaginary route, based on Barcelona buses.

The 32 in Seville, connects the city centre (La Encarnación) with RENFE's Sta. Justa station and the south of the city (Polígono Sur). The route belongs to the group of 8 South Radial services, all of them numbered in the 30s (30-37). It is operated by TUSSAM, the only city operator in Seville. The company owns 395 buses, with an average of 4 years old, serving 44 day routes, 6 night services and a tram line. The fleet is composed of Compressed Natural Gas Natural, as well as Electric and petrol engine buses; Seville has become the Spanish city with the higher rate of Natural Gas powered vehicles, according to data offered by the company. It is planned that by 2.010, the fleet will be 50% Natural Gas powered and 50% with Biodiesel. The first picture is an Irisbus Cityclass with Biodiesel engine (1 of 17 buses) The second picture shows an Irisbus Cityclass GNC Compressed Natural Gas engine (1 of 91 buses)

The 32, in Vienna, runs within the 22nd district. It is opperated by Wiener Linien. . The route numbers, in the city end in either A or B: A (operated by Wiener Linien) and B (operated by private companies).. In this case, the 32 line is actually, 32A. It links Strebersdorf with Leopoldau. This line started in September 1976. The company controls 42 day services, 27 night routes, that complete a 360 Km network, serviced by over 500 auto buses. However, the company is also in charge of the 28 tramlines and 5 U-Bahn lines.I would like to thank Norbb for the pictures and Stefanguti for all the help.

Quite by chance, I visited Guadalajara and I came across a 32 bus. The city from Castilla La Mancha, has over 77.000 inhabitants, and offers 11 lines of urban transport operated by TRAPSA; numérically the lines start with 1 and finish with 9. When they reach 3, which is a circular route, it becomes two routes, 3.1 y 3.2, although, buses show 31 y 32 in the displays, without the dot. Therefore, it becomes elegible for this blog.

Guadalajara's 32, connects RENFE's station with the Universty Hospital and the new estates in the Northeast of the city. The route runs anticlockwise, whereas, the 31 does a similar route clockwise. Buses run every 15, 20 or 30 minutes, depending on the time of the day.

32, in Hong Kong or more precisely, Kowloon, connects Shek Wai Kok in the north with Olympic Train Station, near the City Centre. It is operated by KMB (Kowloon Motor Bus Ltd) with Low Floor Double Decker buses. It is striking that fares are higher for those air conditioned vehicles, when there are hardly a handful left without air conditioning (around 10% of the total).

KMB is the biggest private operator of public buses in the world. Only in Hong Kong it has a fleet of 4,300 buses, in 420 routes and over 13,000 workers.The company livery is white with a red line for older buses and metallic light brown for newer buses.

Again, I am asking the reader for permission to talk about another line. In this case, the situation is worse than others, as Athens DOES have a 32 line, although, it is a school line and it was in the outskirts of the city, difficult to go to and as usual, with little time for me to go to the place It is a pity. Of course, if someone has access to it, it will be my pleasure to change the entry and dedicate it to the 32. Athens, has also a 132 and 232, also outside the centre. So I spotted the 732 passing nearby my hotel, and I couldn't help taking a picture. In this case, it is outside the Spanish Commercial Office.

Route 732 connects Agios Fanoyrios with Akadimia and Zood. Pigi. It also links these districts with Larisa Station (Stazmos Larisis) and runs near Syntagma square, seat to the Government as well as a very complicated spot due to the continuous strikes in the city that close down the area. The bus assigned to the route tend to be Vanhool, with horrendous old electronic displays that make it difficult to spot which line it is... specially when you have the sun in front.

ETHEL is the main bus operator. Trolleybuses are operated by ILPAP, and of course, there are the underground and tram networks to complete the transportation means in the city. ETHEL runs 310 bus routs with 2,099 buses, 416 of which run with natural gas.

Rome's ATAC offers public transport in Rome. It has more than 350 bus lines as well as 6 tram routs with 39 km of tracks.

Route 32, starts at Piazza Risorgimento/Via Caprili, nearby Vatican City, serving the north of the city, all the way to Tor di Quinto. As the website shows, this line offers 125 services on a weekday, with a relatively good frequency. It connects with tram line 19 and metro line A at Ottoviano. It also serves the Olympic Stadium, with a rather curious section there.

As the pictures show, buses are relatively new, IVECOs, what else! low floor and electronic route display, easy to read, day and night.

It seems still widespread the thought among Romans and visitors, of avoiding paying the fare when using the buses...

Thanks to Angel and Emilia for the pictures (and making them leave the group to take the pics).

It is not always easy to go somewhere and "catch" a picture of a 32 bus. In some cases, it doesn't exist, as in Auckland. Some other times, a 132 exists, but it is not possible to take a picture of it. In this case, it was rather difficult as the bus route was not centric, and it only ran four services. So in this occasion, the timetable will have to do. You are always welcome to suppor this blog with your pics.

Route 132 is a university service that links Massey University in Albany (North Auckland) with Henderson on the other side of the bay. It shares route section with routes 130, 131 and 133, which run more services during the day but do not run so far away as Henderson.

It is operated by Ritchies, a minor operator (Stagecoach is the main one in Auckland) that is more devoted to intercity transport, although it offers urban transport to Auckland, Christchurch, Oamaru and Timaru. However, if you require more information about timetables or routes, it is advisable to check MAXX.

San Sebastian / Donostia still preserves the old company name: Compañía del Tranvía de San Sebastián, (which translates San Sebastian Tram Company) although the operating name is D.bus (Donostia bus). The company operates 28 lines, as well as 6 special services. The 32 route, as shown in the picture, is served with MAN buses that still have the old livery colours. The new ones cover the buses in dark blue.

Service 32, in San Sebastián, links the city centre with the mountain, in Alto Errondo, with a not excessively good frequency of 30 minutes (60 minutes on Sundays and Bank Holidays)

Valencia, with its 46 day routes, could not miss the 32. The EMT Valencia services the 3rd biggest city in Spain in terms of inhabitants. The 32 is a relatively short line that connects the City centre with the Maritime Promenade and the Beaches. It is, somehow, parallel to the Tram Line 4 that runs a couple of roads up (in the map).It is another example of the popular CityBus with Hispano Body. What happened to this highly demanded model when Renault became Irisbus?Gracias a Julio por su aportación. Thanks to Julio for the pictures.

Malaga has around 577000 inhabitants, which makes it the sixth biggest city in Spain) and it has 238 buses, 34 day routes, 3 circular routs y 3 night services, operated by EMT Malaga.

Amazingly, 21 routs have its origin in Alameda Principal, which, due to its proximity to the City Hall, the Alcazaba, the Cathedral and the Port, makes it a key point, ideal for all transportation. Also, the Customer Service Office is placed here.

Route 32 links the City Centre with Miramar y Limonar, with its terminus at Mayorazgo. As the pictures show, more Renault Citybus with electronic displays.

Estos Renault Cityline , carrozados en Zaragoza por Hispano guardan una gran semejanza a los autobuses del mismo modelo, asignados a la 32 ocasionalmente, que dispone TUZSA, aunque aquí, los modelos más viejos no disponen, ni dispondrán de cartelería electrónica.Madrid's 32 route links the city centre with the east outskirts in Moratalaz. It does finish outside Pavones Station (Metro 9) that allows a good multimodal exchange. It also stops at Atocha Railway station, for High Speed Train connection as well as standard trains, commuter lines and metro 1. It is operated by the Council's EMT Madrid.Data available in their website is rather old, from 2006: 500 M passengers, 100 M Kms of routs, 2.022 buses, 209 lines and 7512 workers, which makes EMT the biggest Spanish Surface Urban transport company and one of the biggest in Europe.

Buses are not that new, although they already have the electronic displays, (old ones) that make it difficult to distinguish the destination, as the picture shows.The Renault Cityline bodywork is constructed in Zaragoza (Hispano) so there, there is resemblance to similar buses used sometimes in Zaragoza's 32, although here, the older models don't have and will never have electronic displays.

Granada, well known for its spectacular Alhambra. The city offers public transport from a key point in the city: Plaza Nueva. Buses are operated by Transportes Rober, under a brand name: ALHAMBRA BUS, with 4 different services to access the Alhambra, and connecting with the area of Albayzín and Sacromonte. The 4 services, due to the special geographical characteristics of the districts they pass need, cannot be serviced by the standard buses, therefore, therefore, it uses minibuses. 21 minibuses service the 4 lines, among which, we find our beloved 32, that will take you directly to the Alhambra. The rest are numbered 31, 33 y 34. In future, it electric buses will be used.

Seoul has an impressive system of public transportation. Apparently, they had to do something about the chaotic situation before, where there were many buses and hardly anyone used it. Therefore, they came up with this system:

Route numbers specify area divisions. For Trunk and Branch Bus, the first digit indicates the area where the route begins, and the second digit indicates where the route ends. For Rapid Bus, the first digit is always 9, and the second indicates the area in which the route begins. The first digit of Circulation Bus indicates the area in which the bus circles. Route numbers which start with 8 indicates holiday/rush-hour only branch buses. For all lines, any remaining numbers are individual routes.

There are four types of buses:

Trunk Bus (Blue): This type of buses will operate at higher speeds and access the median bus lane connecting suburban areas to downtown Seoul. The city government is partly in charge of its operation. They normally cross the river, hence the colour blue of its buses.

Rapid Bus (Red): The red buses will be express buses designed specially for those commuting between downtown Seoul and the metropolitan area. The colour red exudes energy of speed.

Circulation Bus (Yellow): This bus will circle downtown Seoul and stop at stations for blue buses and major railway stations, as well as business, tourist and shopping areas. Yellow was selected for its dynamic and friendly image.

Therefore, it will be very difficult to get route 32… but I found 4432… which will have to do.

30 minutes is the frequency of this bus route in Taipei, Taiwan's capital city. One route that locals hardly know, even when it reaches City Hall, and several Shopping Malls near the famous 101 Skyscraper.

Route 32 links the city centre WuXing Str with Nanang Public Housing state. Buses seem rather small, but it must be a special optical matter. Leather seats can be found inside. Flat fare of 15 Taiwan Dollars which means, it costs next to nothing. Bus stops are just a metal post with a sticker on them, showing its route and times, of course, in Mandarin, the official language. Electronic displays are starting to be used in these types of buses, although as the second pic shows, standard panels are also used. As usual, the 32, seems to be one of the last routes to get the new technologies. Bus is operated by South East Bus one of the various companies that serve Taipei.

Service 32, in London is served with double-decker buses. It couldn't be otherwise. However, it is not those charming Routemasters anymore where you got on by the rear open deck, without the need for the bus to stop completely. Now, modern Alexander Dennis ALX400, run along this route, which runs between Edgware and Kilburn, in Northwest London. Its frequency is rather shocking for the UK: between 6 & 10 minutes.

London, as most of the rest of the UK cities have their transport privatised. Everything is coordinated by Transport for London, that offers the different services for tender. Thus, there are many operators in the city. 32, is operated by Metroline. Funny but we can also find a sister service, 632, for school service, running alongside most of the way, of course, in school times only.

Today, you will need to allow me a little liberty. In my latest visit to Sydney, I tried to look for the 32 route, but unfortunately, it didn't exist. But that didn't stop me to search for something. Come on... I was so far away from home that I needed to bring you guys something. I soon realised what the structure of the numbering was. Routes in the 100s and starting with L, served the North of the council. 200 and 500 (Paramatta) the West, 300 the East and 400 the south. It is logical that some routes crossed to the near zone, therefore, not corresponding with the area first digit.

Ending in 32, I could only find 432, reaching the centre (Millers Point). A "good" frequency of 30 minutes, operated by Sydney buses, the main operator in the area. Also, I believe the 132 existed in the north, but I never went that way, therefore, no pic.

432 shared most of its route with 431, 433 y 434, differenced only by a section of the route, usually close to the terminus outside the city centre. All together, the frequency during peak hours, was about 5 minutes. 432 reached Birchgrove and from there, back into the city, it served Balmain, Rozelle, North Annandale, Forest Lodge, Glebe, George St City and Millers Point.

The U shape route is rather curious. It is not that long and it links Miller Point (near the river) with Snails Bay, also, by the river. For more information, check Sydney Buses website.

And we thought that the 32 didn't run well in Zaragoza. Barcelona has a rather long 32 route, that runs West - East, from Sants Station to the eastern district of Roquetas. It is operated by Mercedes Citaro units, although it is also possible to see older busses there. Frequencies are good and during peak hour, you are likely to see more than one bus together. For more information, check the TMB website. The origin of the line is also curious: After popular protests, Transportes de Barcelona, in september 1974, decides to divide the 31 route in two: 31 would go from Plaza Lluchmajor to Guinagueta y the barred 31 from Plaza Lluchmajor to calle Mina de la Ciudad in Roquetas. Later, (in february '77) to avoid confusion, the barred 31 became the 32: Transportebcn.es

Bucharest is changing. I still remember the horror I felt when I first visited the city. People barefooted walking down the street, carts pulled by horses. Really old cars (basically old Renaul 12s renamed there, Dacia, the local manufacturer now property of Renault. By the way, Dacia was the name of the country under Roman Rule). The trams tilted from side to side due to the bad state of the rails. They were even "bridges" at certain points, as there were considerable holes underneath.

But today, the city is undergoing a considerable change. The fleet of buses has been completely renewed. So are the trams and rails, and the Underground. For me, it was a huge surprise due to the small time between my first visit and the last. Line 32, is a tram line that links in a straight line Depoul Alexandria (outskirts) with P-ta Unirii. (centre). It is a rather short line, but highly used by the romanian in the Capital. More information in the RATB's website. Trams are numbered with two digits, whereas buses are with three.

Line 32, in Singapore runs from BEDOK INT to BUONA VISTA TER. It is operated by SBS Transit, one of the two transport operators in the island. The company also operates the North East Metro Line with its two Light rail links. Route 32 is operated by somehow old buses, some of them, apparently, are non aircon, something strange in the city where everything is clean, organised and up to date with technology.

Route 32, in Bangkok runs along a long route, like Zaragoza. It starts in Parkkred heading towards Wat Pho(Thatian) where you find the terminus. Several companies operate this route. Prices vary depending on the company and type of bus, between 7 and 8 baht (14 cts of Euro). In route 32, we find several buses: Aircon buses are normally high floor ISUZU's and the non aircons are red high floor Hinos. Timetables are not fixed, so you could be waiting between 5 or 10 minutes to get one... or two, as it happens. The route connects the old Bangkok inner city with the outer suburb of Pak Kret (near Nonthaburi).

All the different buses are regulated by the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA).

Data available shows that the BMTA operated a total of 102 routes, served by 3,578 buses, of which 1,673 were regular buses and 1,905 air-conditioned buses. There were also privately-owned buses operated under the BMTA with a total of, 3,415 regular and air-conditioned buses and 1,118 minibuses including 2,077 small buses which provide services in lanes (Soi).

TUZSA dice ser la empresa privada de transporte público más grande de España. En la actualidad, dispone de alrededor de 375 autobuses (más algunos "veteranos" que rescató del desguace para la EXPO). 38 líneas y 7 servicios nocturnos gratuitos conforman la red. Son más de 1000 trabajadores los que hacen posible que los zaragozanos nos podamos desplazar.
How wasn't I going to start this new blog with information about the local 32 service. It is actually the route I have used the most. I still remember when it was served by single decker trolleybuses but I am not that old to remember the trams that use to do the route. Users concive it as an irregular service with regards to timetable, always full, and served by relatively old buses. It clearly has two parts. North-East to city centre and West to city centre, rarely with passengers that "cross" to the other half.

TUZSA claims to be the biggest private transport company in Spain, as Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Seville, are all EMT, that is, Council owned companies. Currently, there are around 375 buses (plus some "oldies" that were rescued from the scrapyard to support extra needs for the EXPO). 38 lines plus 7 night services conform the network. More than 1000 workers make it possible for people from Zaragoza to move around.

This blog wants to compile information about the 32 route worldwide in places I visit or friends get some pictures for me. I saw this idea in a French web, the other 38s. I liked the idea and pushed me to start something similar. I hope to be able to give more information.